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    priming horn help

    Yes thankyou, I just ordered some valves and plugs today..
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    priming horn help

    Wow, Thankyou very much. I should be able to find it there lol !!..
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    priming horn help

    Hi guys, Me and my father where flintlock hunting this past weekend and ran into a guy who had a real nice deer antler priming horn. My dad and me really liked it and it got me thinking instead of buying him one for his birthday that I would make him one. I have tons of horns laying around...
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    bob winters flint

    Hi Guys, A few years back I bought about 100 flints from bob winters. I some gow lost his contact info, Does anybody Know how to reach him to save me some digging. Have any of you used his flint. Thanks
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    flint cleaning

    sorry I just reread the last few posts and aftre that I see your talking about grinding off the hump on the top of and english flint that makes it stubborn to set in the jaws. my bad
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    flint cleaning

    thanks alot guys. Now when you say take the bumps off, I was under the impression of this. Put flint in vise and try to resharpen to just like a new agate flint looks,actually making a new edge to it. To do this I am assuming laying the diamond wheel against the edge at the same angle as the...
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    flint cleaning

    What is balistol? I took the wife christmas shopping today and picked up some rubbing alcohol.. I also picked up a file to work on some of my old german agates like some folks have said to do. the one I got said black diamond file. ( bastard cut). I tried it real quick when we got home and...
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    flint cleaning

    Thanks all for the great information. I am in westmoreland county, very close to somerset county near 7 springs.. going out the door now to get some rubbing alcohol and a diamond file for the agates.. has anybody ever tried flints from bill winters. usa hand knapped..
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    flint cleaning

    thanks and thats what I was thinking. As far as the german agates that I use, I see most people on here seem to favor the tom fuller english flints?? I did just order some flints from bill winters are they as good as the tom fuller english flint?? Do I ever need to knapp the german agates or...
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    flint cleaning

    Hi I am new to the forum, great site with tons of info. I was shooting my tc hawkin 50 cal. today. I have found mine to do best with the german agates, the black english flints are right up there also. My question pertains to cleaning the flint, after a few shots the flint kinda gets some powder...
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